$users = User::with('role.role')->with('comments');

  if (!empty($filters)) {
        $users->sorting($sorting);
  }

return $query->orderBy($sorting['field'], $sorting['direction']);

return $query->with(['role.role' => function ($q) use ($sorting) {
            $q->orderBy('name', $sorting['direction']);
        }]);

$query->whereHas('comments', function ($q) use ($operation, $votes) {
            $q->havingRaw("sum(up_votes + down_votes) $operation $votes");
        }, '>', 0)